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  • First Chinese base in Indian Ocean

    China’s push into the West. Becoming a Maritime Power? – The First Chinese Base in the Indian Ocean Guest post for Chinese Military Strategy Week by Xunchao Zhang In May 2015, it […]

  • Egyptian navy to help secure Yemeni ports

    Security bolstered in Yemen. Egyptian navy to participate in securing Yemeni ports President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed Wednesday in Cairo with the Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi to send Egyptian […]

  • Arrests follow deadly pirate attack

    Police recover stolen gunboats and heavy weapons in raid. Nigeria arrests six after deadly ‘pirate attack’ on army base Yenagoa (Nigeria) (AFP) – The Nigerian military on Sunday said it […]

  • US wants Kenya to adopt new port security

    New regs would boost security. US Proposes New Cargo Regulations to Boost Surveillance At Kenya Ports By Allan Odhiambo The US is proposing radical changes in Kenya’s port cargo handling […]

  • India, Mozambique discuss marsec

    Indian moves to unite IOR region. India, Mozambique discuss boosting maritime security cooperation India and Mozambique on Wednesday discussed ways to intensify cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy and defence […]

  • Firm charged over payment linked to N. Korea arms cargo

    Cargo included two MiG-21 jet fighters, anti-tank rockets as well as SA-2 and SA-3 Russian surface-to-air missile systems Firm charged over payment linked to N. Korea arms cargo Elena Chong […]

  • Govt’s Culpability in Crude Oil Theft

    2014 report highlighted scale of problem. Govt’s Culpability in Crude Oil Theft The recent ban on 113 vessels from Nigerian territorial waters by President Muhammadu Buhari, is an indication that […]

  • 14th new vessel for Indian Coast Guard

    Six more Fast Patrol Vessels due. Cochin Shipyard delivers fourteenth FPV to the Indian Coast Guard ahead of schedule CSL delivered the fourteenth of the series of twenty Fast Patrol […]

  • Is Southeast Asia really a piracy hot spot?

    Call for enhanced security in the Singapore Straits. Is Southeast Asia really a piracy hot spot? Sam Bateman A recent piece by Elliot Brennan (Southeast Asia: Here be Pirates) misrepresents […]

  • MPHRP announces new head

    In future, MPHRP’s humanitarian assistance will widen its scope. MPHRP announces new head under ISWAN Girija Shettar Tom Holmer, former head of the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Seafarers’ Trust, has […]